SeatBelt
 

Dear All, does any one have a reference that states the position of the seatbelt buckle shall it be right or left depending on the exit window. if it is a rule or even best practice or not.

I was taught that they were right hand release, ie. buckle on the left side.

Thank you for replying, ok but what if the exit is on the right hand shouldn't the buckle be on the opposite side; meaning that you use your left hand to release?

Normally the shortest part, the belt stub and receiver, is next to the door. Minimises the chance of a long belt hanging out the door and beating the snot out of the fuselage.:eek::8

When I was taught on this side of the pond many years ago...it was to put the buckle for a right hand release as most people were right handed........

212/412 - whichever hand you would use to reach for the jettison handle the other one opens the seat belt, so on those machines co-pilot would have the short side so he will open his harness with his right hand and the pilot side would be vice-versa.

S

The way it was certified
 

Check the MM or IPC and see what that shows. That is what it is supposed to be!

Much better to have a 4 point harness with a rotary buckle and a high seat back:ok:

Seat belt buckles
 

Underwatertrainer.
I remember the seat belts fitted in the North Sea Puma fleet having the buckle inboard with reference to the aisle. Although I do not have any idea as to why this was, perhaps from the fact that having the buckles on the window side affected egress?

The two point, or latterly the 4 point harness (with the high seat back) was the same, buckles fitted to the aisle side.

Perhaps someone can tell us the real reason for this.